For the Love of Perfection: Richard Rorty and Liberal Education

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Publisher
Taylor & Francis Group
ISBN-10
0415910501
ISBN-13
9780415910507
eBay Product ID (ePID)
743502

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
184 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
For the Love of Perfection : Richard Rorty and Liberal Education
Publication Year
1994
Subject
General, Metaphysics, Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects
Type
Textbook
Author
René Vincente Arcilla
Subject Area
Philosophy, Education
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
17.8 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in

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Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
94-020981
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"In the process of developing his argument he [Arcilla] provides an insightful examination of Rorty's ideas, and their philosophical roots and educational implications...Arcilla does an exceptionally fine job of providing the reader with an understanding of the American anti-epistemological tradition, which (together with Nietzsche) Rorty draws on." -- Teachers' CollegeRecord, "In the process of developing his argument he [Arcilla] provides an insightful examination of Rorty's ideas, and their philosophical roots and educational implications...Arcilla does an exceptionally fine job of providing the reader with an understanding of the American anti-epistemological tradition, which (together with Nietzsche) Rorty draws on.." -"Teachers' College Record
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Synopsis
For the Love of Perfection examines Richard Rorty's pragmatist philosophy for thinking about the aims and processes of liberal education. Offering a radical re-interpretation of the philosopher's arguments against metaphysics, Ren V. Arcilla demonstrates how Rorty's thinking may be re-envisioned to take greater account of today's multicultural society., For the Love of Perfection examines Richard Rorty's pragmatist philosophy for thinking about the aims and processes of liberal education. Offering a radical re-interpretation of the philosopher's arguments against metaphysics, René V. Arcilla demonstrates how Rorty's thinking may be re-envisioned to take greater account of today's multicultural society., "For the Love of Perfection" examines Richard Rorty's pragmatist philosophy for thinking about the aims and processes of liberal education. Offering a radical re-interpretation of the philosopher's arguments against metaphysics, Rene V. Arcilla demonstrates how Rorty's thinking may be re-envisioned to take greater account of today's multicultural society. Arcilla begins by grounding his re-examination of Rorty's pragmatist arguments against metaphysics in the historical context of democratic liberal education: in the key debates between Robert M. Hutchins and John Dewey in the 1930s and 1940s; and in the writings of contemporary thinkers Stanley Cavell and Allan Bloom. Providing an arresting analysis of all of Rorty's work--close textual readings which are critical yet sympathetic--Arcilla documents how Rorty contributes to the tradition of democratic liberal education through "conversational edification," the educational and philosophical practice of developing one's selfhoodthrough conversation with others. The latter part of "For the Love of Perfection" offers a controversial re-reading of the principal aims and reforms of a Rortyan education prompted by the multicultural direction of American society. Reconsidering the philosopher in light of more "radical" left thinkers, including Ernesto Laclau and Walter Benjamin, Arcilla demonstrates how Rorty's contribution to liberal education can deepen its pragmatist roots--something which Rorty considers vital--while reconciling perennial conflicts between educators on the right and left who argue that the metaphysical quest for self-knowledge and the democratic politics of multiculturalism are opposed endeavors.
LC Classification Number
LC1011.A63 1994

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